Poll: You diggin' these new Gophers football helmets?

The mighty gopher is nature's most feared creature ... at least for gardeners. The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team hopes to seize on that animalistic intimidation with its latest alternative uniforms, which were partially revealed Tuesday.

First-year head coach P.J. Fleck has toyed with his team's unis throughout the year, opting for all-maroon in Week 1 and all-white in Week 2. Fleck -- who operates like a NoDoz-popping youth minister/car salesman -- unveiled the fresh helmet design to his team yesterday. Turns out it was Goldy's birthday.